A hotspot is a center of high activity within a larger area of low activity. The term is applied to different things in different contexts:

• In geology see Hotspot (geology).
• In genetics, a hotspot can be
  • a position on the DNA where mutations occur with an unusual high frequency
  • a position on the DNA where recombination occurs with an unusual high frequency
• In meteorology, a hotspot is an area where the atmosphere is relatively hot. Examples of hotspots include the air over a desert or the region of Jupiter where the Galileo probe's atmospheric sub-probe descended.
• In ecology see ecological hotspot.
• A hotspot is a Wi-Fi access point or area, in particular for connecting to Internet.
• Hot Spot is a 1963 musical with lyrics by Martin Charnin and music by Mary Rodgers.
• The Hot Spot is a 1990 movie with Don Johnson and Jennifer Connelly
• Sun Microsystems' HotSpot technology is an optimised Java runtime.

External links

• Official Wi-Fi Zone (tm) Zone Finder
• Worldwide directory of free and commercial WiFi Hotspots
• PDA Hotspots - List of websites that adjust to the small PDA screen
• HauteSpot Networks Solution Documents - Set of example documents showing how hotspots can be set up for various organizations such as schools, government, restaurants, cafes, hotels, etc
• List of Wi-Fi Hotspot Links
• Flash/audio showing how to configure a Linksys WRT54G to share your broadband connection to be a free Hotspot.